A collection of dramas that invoke summery vibes. Usually taking place near the sea or including a sweet, whirlwind romance, these flicks are sure to bring out the summery urge to sunbathe, swim, let loose, and fall in love.

Those Summertime Vibes: A Dog Days Collection

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A young swimmer tries to stage a comeback four&nbsp;years after a scandal.


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Tang Yi Bai (Dylan Xiong) is a former champion swimmer who was wrongfully accused of doping that derailed his competitive career four&nbsp;years ago. He returns after a four-year hiatus&nbsp;to compete for the South Physical Education College alongside his best friend, Qi Rui Feng (Huang Sheng Chi), against their biggest rival, Ou Yang Heng (Pang Han Chen), of North Physical Education College.


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At the competition, Yi Bai meets rookie sports reporter Yun Duo (Tan Song Yun), who is assigned to cover the competition but has a fear of water due to a near-drowning incident in her past. Yun Duo also happens to rent a room in Yi Bai’s family home, and the two become good friends.


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Can Yun Duo encourage&nbsp;Yi Bai to prove his innocence in his past scandal and regain his swimming glory?


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“My Mr. Mermaid” is a 2017 Chinese drama series. It is based on the novel Lang Hua Yi Duo Duo by Jiu Xiao Qi.

My Mr. Mermaid

Just Keep Swimming

Hunan TV

A young woman is destined to cross paths with a mermaid prince.

Shen Luo (Bea Hayden) is having work troubles, so she moves from the big city back to a small island cottage, where she spent her childhood living with her grandfather. When Shen Luo learns that her grandfather has been diagnosed with cancer, she decides to stay to take care of him.

While settling back into a quieter life on the island, reuniting with childhood friends Jiang Yi Sheng (Huang Ming) and Zhou Bu Wen (Sui Yong Liang), Shen Luo has no idea that Wu Ju Lan (Feng Shao Feng) is on his way to her. Ju Lan is a mermaid prince whose magical pearl was stolen by Shen Luo’s ancestors 150 years ago. Ju Lan needs the magical pearl to prolong his life, and he now believes that Shen Luo’s grandfather possesses it.

When Ju Lan meets Shen Luo, how will their lives change in unexpected ways?

“The Starry Night, The Starry Sea” is a 2017 Chinese drama series directed by Wei Han Tao. It is adapted from a novel by the same title by Tong Hua.

The Starry Night, The Starry Sea

Gone with the Shirt Team

Tencent TV

Can the pure love of 17-year-olds endure through all the challenges of adulthood?

Chen Xiao Xi (Shen Yue) and Jiang Chen (Hu Yi Tian) are high school friends and neighbors who grew up together. Xiao Xi is happy-go-lucky and doesn’t like to study much but she has a talent for drawing. Jiang Chen is popular for his good looks and high grades. Their friends include swimmer Wu Bo Song (Gao Zhi Ting), who will do anything for Xiao Xi, and Xiao Xi’s best friend, Lin Jing Xiao (Wang Zi Wei), the most beautiful girl in school.

How will the realities of life shape the friendships and love of these young adults?

“A Love So Beautiful” is a 2017 Chinese web drama series directed by Yang Long. It is based on the novel To Our Pure Little Beauty by Zhao Gang An.

A Love So Beautiful

Pure Love Team

Sohu TV

When you’re trying to win over your Prince Charming, can you find him in an unexpected place? Lin Xin Chen (Zhang Yu Xi) is an heiress of a wealthy family but faces pressure to marry well because of her illegitimate status. Her target? The suave and wealthy Zheng Chu Yao (Chen Bo Rong), a fellow student at the elite arts school known as Four Leaf College. But due to a number of misunderstandings, Xin Chen at first mistakes the brooding Jiang Yu Nian (Mike D. Angelo) as Chu Yao and tries to get his attention. But when Xin Chen realizes she has the wrong man, she keeps running into Nian&nbsp;Yu&nbsp;in the most compromising ways and then learns that Nian Yu is the only person who can teach her to tango to be able to get into Chu Yao’s good graces. But Xin Chen is annoyed when Chu Yao only seems interested in a poor student, Yu Yang Yang (Du Yan), who was admitted to the prestigious school because her father saved the principal’s life. Can&nbsp;Nian Yu teach Xin Chen to tango right into Chu Yao’s heart or will she discover that her destiny is with someone else? “My Little Princess” is a 2016 Chinese drama series produced by Qi Wei.

My Little Princess

The Little Princesses

How can a mermaid from the Joseon era survive in modern society?
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Shim Cheong (Jun Ji Hyun) is a mermaid who follows her one true love, a nobleman’s son named Kim Moon from the Joseon Dynasty to modern-day Seoul. Moon’s modern doppelgänger is Heo Joon Jae (Lee Min Ho), a highly-skilled scam artist who first becomes interested in Shim Cheong because of a jade bracelet worth $6 million that she wears.
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With nowhere to go, Shim Cheong is taken in by Joon Jae, who also finds his con partners, Jo Nam Doo (Lee Hee Joon) and Tae Oh (Shin Won Ho), hiding out in his home from a vengeful past victim of their scams. Shim Cheong discovers a rival for Joon Jae’s heart in Cha Shi Ah (Shin Hye Sun), a researcher at KAIST who deals with ancient artifacts.
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The plot takes a sinister turn when a dangerous killer named Ma Dae Young (Sung Dong Il) is sent by Joon Jae’s stepmother to murder him in order to make her own son the heir to Joon Jae’s fortunes. Can Shim Cheong survive her strange new environment while also helping Joon Jae avoid the dangers that await him?
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“The Legend of the Blue Sea” is a 2016-2017 South Korean drama series directed by Jin Hyuk. The story is inspired by a historical tale about a mermaid contained in a short story anthology known as Eou Yadam by Joseon-era scholar Yu Mong In.

The Legend of the Blue Sea

The Blue Sea

All the youth in the world is beautiful because they do not fear facing the scorching sun, starting something new, calling others' names, or falling in love with someone. Jae Hee transfers to a boys' high school from the States to help Tae Joon regain his own feet as Tae Joon was there for her when she was at her lowest. Although Tae Joon announces his retirement as a high jumper, he slowly opens his heart thanks to Jae Hee. Eun Gyeol feels confused about his gender identity because of Jae Hee, who is disguised as a boy. But the boys here enjoy training and exercising regardless of their records and beyond competition and form beautiful bonds and show what real youth is like. Check out how the boys grow as humans and as athletes.

To the Beautiful You

The Beautiful Team

TTV/SETTV

When Chen Xin Yi tries to save her relationship with her no-good boyfriend, she mistakenly sleeps with a total stranger, Ji Cun Xi. Although they try to forget about the one-night stand, Xin Yi later discovers that she is pregnant. When the family of Cun Xi, who is the sole male heir to a successful family business, discovers that Xin Yi is having his baby, they force the two to marry. Will the pushover Xin Yi learn to stand up for herself or will fate have other plans for her?

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